Basic anatomy and physiology for the music therapist / / Daniel J. Schneck |
Autore | Schneck Daniel J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.0024/61585154 |
Soggetto topico | Anatomy |
ISBN | 0-85700-992-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Introduction: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Music and the Human Body; PART I WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED "ME"?; Chapter 1 Brief Overview of the Entire Human Body: Six Levels of Organization; Atomic scale: the human body is written in the key of "C" (carbon); Combinations of atoms: the molecular level of anatomical organization (musical "notes"); Cellular level of organization: the functional unit of life; Human body fluids and fluid distribution; Tissue level of organization: building an entire body; Organ level of anatomical organization
System level of organization: "orchestrating" an entire living human beingA final thought; Chapter 2 The Living Engine/Instrument; An isothermal living engine; The alimentary (digestive) system; The respiratory system; The circulatory system; Anatomical exhaust systems; Major anatomical features of the renal-urological system; Some closing remarks; Chapter 3 The Mobile Engine/Instrument; Our optimized living engine; Levers and principles of leverage; Principles of balance and equilibrium; Chapter 4 The Digital Living Engine/Instrument The anatomical unit of information processing: the polarized neuronThe physiologic units of information processing: neurotransmitters; Anatomical features of the three nervous systems; Some closing remarks; Chapter 5 The Sentient Living Engine/Instrument; The sensory system; Various forms of energy, and the biological sensory receptors (ceptors) that respond to them; Sensory nerves; The special senses (exteroception); The general senses of extero and interoception; "Paw-to-jaw" reflexes, additional general senses, and "vital signs" Chapter 6 The Responsive but Stationary Living Engine/InstrumentStationarity; What the organism is responding to: the concepts of error signals and sensory integration; The elements of knowledge embedded in principles of physiologic information processing and sensory integration; Chapter 7 The Controlled Living Engine/Instrument; Physiologic control signals; The endocrine system of ductless glands; The autonomic nervous system revisited; The immune system; Some closing remarks; PART II HOW DOES "ME" WORK?; Chapter 8 The Motivated Living Engine/Instrument; Bad stress!; Sources of bad stress Survival of the self: the enduring living engine/instrumentSurvival of the species: the perpetuating living engine/instrument; Survival of the "soul": the spiritual living engine/instrument; Chapter 9 The Anthropocentric Living Engine/Instrument; The human search for knowledge, and through it, truth, and power; Knowledge can empower one to fulfill the need to control one's own destiny; The human search for self, and through it, identity: will the real you please stand up?; The human search for relationships: the need to be validated One's search for identity can be greatly enhanced by exploiting the human need for self-expression |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797113803321 |
Schneck Daniel J.
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London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic anatomy and physiology for the music therapist / / Daniel J. Schneck |
Autore | Schneck Daniel J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.0024/61585154 |
Soggetto topico | Anatomy |
ISBN | 0-85700-992-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Introduction: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Music and the Human Body; PART I WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED "ME"?; Chapter 1 Brief Overview of the Entire Human Body: Six Levels of Organization; Atomic scale: the human body is written in the key of "C" (carbon); Combinations of atoms: the molecular level of anatomical organization (musical "notes"); Cellular level of organization: the functional unit of life; Human body fluids and fluid distribution; Tissue level of organization: building an entire body; Organ level of anatomical organization
System level of organization: "orchestrating" an entire living human beingA final thought; Chapter 2 The Living Engine/Instrument; An isothermal living engine; The alimentary (digestive) system; The respiratory system; The circulatory system; Anatomical exhaust systems; Major anatomical features of the renal-urological system; Some closing remarks; Chapter 3 The Mobile Engine/Instrument; Our optimized living engine; Levers and principles of leverage; Principles of balance and equilibrium; Chapter 4 The Digital Living Engine/Instrument The anatomical unit of information processing: the polarized neuronThe physiologic units of information processing: neurotransmitters; Anatomical features of the three nervous systems; Some closing remarks; Chapter 5 The Sentient Living Engine/Instrument; The sensory system; Various forms of energy, and the biological sensory receptors (ceptors) that respond to them; Sensory nerves; The special senses (exteroception); The general senses of extero and interoception; "Paw-to-jaw" reflexes, additional general senses, and "vital signs" Chapter 6 The Responsive but Stationary Living Engine/InstrumentStationarity; What the organism is responding to: the concepts of error signals and sensory integration; The elements of knowledge embedded in principles of physiologic information processing and sensory integration; Chapter 7 The Controlled Living Engine/Instrument; Physiologic control signals; The endocrine system of ductless glands; The autonomic nervous system revisited; The immune system; Some closing remarks; PART II HOW DOES "ME" WORK?; Chapter 8 The Motivated Living Engine/Instrument; Bad stress!; Sources of bad stress Survival of the self: the enduring living engine/instrumentSurvival of the species: the perpetuating living engine/instrument; Survival of the "soul": the spiritual living engine/instrument; Chapter 9 The Anthropocentric Living Engine/Instrument; The human search for knowledge, and through it, truth, and power; Knowledge can empower one to fulfill the need to control one's own destiny; The human search for self, and through it, identity: will the real you please stand up?; The human search for relationships: the need to be validated One's search for identity can be greatly enhanced by exploiting the human need for self-expression |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818988303321 |
Schneck Daniel J.
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London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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